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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28
P,IH AND POINT.
He that is unkind to his own will;
not be kind to others. "a

He that is unkind to his own will;
not be kind to others.
Advice to . blind man: If you
don't see what you want ask for it. y
Nothing is more beautiful than ..
serene, virtuous. happy old ago. Such
an old age belongs to every individu-
ais life If he only knows how to-
build it. asa
We are not going to tell who the
lady was who left certain church be.
cause the upholstering Of the pews
did not match her complexion. Bur-
singto,, Free Press
The latest craze among the girls IL
hair album made up of strands from
the heads Of their gentlemen friends.
This is another thrust at the bald.
headed man. - Washington Critic
Nothing is more expensive than
penuriousness. nothing more anxious
than carelessness, and every duty
which is hidden to wait. returns with
seven fresh duties at its back.
1t is said that small hand indi
Gates refinement, and yet we have seer
small hands. and held them. too, b
thunder. that brought out language
any thing but refined. = BRAKES
Magazine. ;4
A Great Tital, Indeed. -
OF all the aggravations
That rob life of its joys,
The worst are those vile hotel pests, s.
The insolent hall-boys SIS. .s.
III
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28
HENRY /. BIoSSAT, Business Manager.
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.

Oh, it's all very nice for you!
But for me it's tale of woe.
I'm an article sad to view,
For they've stuffed and they've crammed me
SO
That I'm ruined beyond repair.
There's dreadful tin horn, dear me.
That has made an enormous tear
BY punch ng straight through my knee.
And that red wooden dog-his tail
Is stuck through hole in my toe
And that sail-boat-I hope won't sail
Has burst through my seam, know.
And that Jumping ack-I can feel
Where he's made rip in my leg;
And that popgun's gone through my heel,
And I'm slipping off from my peg.
And the fire-rm hung SO near
Has melted that candy cane,
And I'm all stuck up. Oh, dear!
I'm total wreck, it is plain.
And the worst of It is, you see,
That tomorrow shall depart,
With very m xed company.
In the depths of reg -man's cart!
--Emp,a A Opper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28
REPUBLICAN, DECAY.
4 Mugwump Journals View Of the Kiss
and Fail of Republicanlsm.

The Republican party came into con-
:rol of the Government through the
Presidential election of 1860, and went
but of power through the Presidential
election OF 1884 The seven National
contests included within this period
tell the story of its rise and fall, and
the record is full of instruction and
warning which can not be too carefully
needed alta time when the future Of
parties is so generally discuss ed as
now. The salient features OF that rec
ord can be presented at a glance by
bringing together the Republican votes
ut each of these elections in the close
and doubtful States of New York, In
diana, New Jersey and Connecticut, as
well as in that ancient stronghold
OF Republicanism, Massachusetts.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28
SECRETARY THOMSON.
The Talented .G"ntleEai Who Took Il
Minutes ,he First Congress-.

Minutes ihe First Congress.
John Adams records in his dairy, on the
day after his arrival in Philadelphia as a del
egate to the First Continental Congress-:
Scaled at Mr. Miffiin's. a grand. spacious and
elegant house. There we had much con-.
versation with Mr.. Charles Thomson, who
is the Sam Adams Of Philadelphia, the,life of
the cause of liberty
Six days later, the delegates marched to
Carpenter Hall, inspected it, agreed thatit
should serve the purpose, and helped them
selves to seats Peyton Randolph of vir-
ginia, was unanimously elected President.
and Charles thomson, Secretary.
Thomson was not present, for he was not
delegate; and the Doorkeeper was sent to
find him and to say that the Congress de-
sired his Immediate attendance. After the
ganization, the Doorkeeper returned, es-
corting Mr.. Thomson, who, walking up the
aisle, stopped in front of the President and
said, with bow MIR President, I await
your pleasure.
Congress desires the favor of you, sir, to
take their minutes, replied President RAN
dolph
With bow Mr.. Thomson signified his ac-
quiescence, and without word took his
seat at his desk, and began to record the
proceedings of that famous practical and
sober minded assemblage of lawyers, poll
ticians and men of business. This modest
and quiet beginning was an earnest of the
valuable services which, for fifteen years,
Mr. Thomson rendered to the Congress Of
the Confederation
He was by birth an Irishman, but had left
his native land when only eleven years of
age. By education he became ascholar and
made translation Of that Greek version of
the Old Testament which is known as the
Sepluagint, which was published in four
volumes in 1905 Youths Companion.
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Mrs Mack-his nephew Paul was "settin,"
and DR. Blake never again intruded himself
IN thnir presence -'t.4.

Mrs Mack-his nephew Paul was "settin,"
and DR. Blake never again intruded himself
on their presence.
1t was the last evening of the old year.
Dr. Blake, thoroughly tired out by an un-
usually hard days work, was sitting in his
office library looking absently into the open
fire place where the flames were dancing a
weird measure in fantastic time to the voice
of the winter wind in the old-fashioned,
wide-mouthed chimney
Bob, the office boy, stood in back ground
of shadow awaiting the Doctors commands
for the morrow, vaguely wondering what
had come over his usually genial employer
OF late. -stis yS
"May be it's as folks says-that Mis-
wiilin' or not" soliloquized Bob: 3and If he's
,afea'rd of thai, don't wonder he's down in
the mouth"
+ But all unconscious of his office boys
anxiety in his behalf, DR.. Blake sat with
half-closed eyes in the semi obscurity, for a
pinhead OF flame from gas jet at the rear
and the blaze OF the wood fire itself alone
relieved the darkness of the room. =
A rustic as of woman's dress caused the
Doctor to give sudden start! At last Doris
had come
Dreaming of your lady love, DOCTOR"
Alas the voice, Stimulating an archness en-
tirely foreign to the speaker, was that of
Mrs Mack, who, arrayed as for conquest adj
vanced into the circle of tirelightand care
lessly placed rather shapely foot on the
fender. re-e~.~y-
well, yes" was the absent reply. For
DR.. Blake, who in addition to an unusually
laborious day, had been up with q danger
Gus case nearly all the night before, was in
that curious state between waking and
sleeping when men see visions and dream
dreams, yet are perfectly conscious as to
what is going on about them.
Mrs Mack sighed softly and drew little
nearer. In the subdued glow of the fire
light, which, 50 to speak, toned down the
sharpness of her facial contour, the widow
was leoBing'a her best, and DR.. Blake
glanced upward at her with something like
friendly admiration, vaguely thinking that
his housekeeper was by no means bad
looking woman. ~ ~,
T Something in Dr. Blake's voice and man
sner caused the fossil remains of an organ
Mrs Mack was pleased to designate as her
heart, to give dull throb. She had read of
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1t will be seen that for the TWEEN

And now the Grand Army Re-
publicans are asserting that Logan's
mantle will fall upon Governor For
aker. Logan's mantle will flap around
the heels of Joseph Benson Foraker
like John L. Sullivan's ulster on Adj
'niral Dot.-Kansas City Times.
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The papers are asking if it is
true, as reported, that Mr.. Blaine is
going to Japan next year. 1t is not;
he is going up to Salt creek, and he
can't we'll make both trips in the same
.year.-ANanta Constitution,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28

Christmas presents worth over fifty
cents will not be accepted by members of a
league of Albany girls Burlington girls
went accept any thing that costs under
fifty cents -guGngton Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28

BEFORE IT HOLDING PALETTE AND MAHL-sT1cK.
graceful outlines of whose figure even the
ugly blue bottomed blouse reaching to her
feet could not hide.
Recln ng at ease in an old armchair near
the little air-tight stove which served to
warm the interior, was Paul Blake, the
doctors gcod-looking artist nephew, twlrl-
ing an unlighted cigarette between his slim
white fingers.
Before Doctor Blake could step forward
to announce his presence, Paul spoke-evi-
IDENTIFY apropos of some thing under discus
sion
i, Its no use talking, Doris, he said, some
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28
CROSS PURPOSES;
Or, The Widow Mack's Disappoint-
ment-A New Years Story.
Written for This Paper.l

NFAS go 49, VIZ S&-~ ~ u 'se~
the s h ar p-v o | C e d,
black-eyed widow
Mack, Dr.. Paul Blake's
b o us e k e eper, had
ruled with q rod of
iron. But the Doctor,
who was a single man
of thirty odd, peace
loving and absorbed
in his profession, sub
mitted meekly, prin-
cipall.y from the fact
of his housekeeper's
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-12-28

Judge no one by his relations. what
ever criticism you pass upon his, COM
panions Relations. like features, are
thrust upon US; companions, like
clothes, are more or less our own 90.
lection. @
Instructor {sternly)-"Mr. Fresh.
ly, this is the third time that you have
handed in only three pages Of written
matter, while the rest of the class hand
in fve" Freshly, '91-''Yes, sir; but
(struck with bright idea) / use ever
so much thicker paper" Harvard
Lampoone
-s.Well, dear" said a Washington
husband, ..shall we 60 to the theater
this EVENING" What sort Of play
is itP'' Comedy" How many
actsp' about five, think." mo,
Idon't think TIL 60. Five drinks are
more than you'd better take in one
evening. - WasAtnqson Critic.
Every married woman gets SO ac-
customed to being accused of mislay-
ing any article that her husband can
not Immediately put his hand on that
she would not be surprised. should the
house be annihilated by a cyclone, to
hear him ask, What have you done
with itr'-Boston Journal of Educa-
ton
+ Broker These rascals who have
ruined the market ought to be roundly
punished. just think Of my. being
obliged to feed at free lunch stand"
Friend-"But suppose their nefarious
schemes had succeeded" Broker
Nov you're talking nonsense. A
scheme isn't nefarious if it succeeds. !"
It'd Bits.
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ua And from the fact that our milkman
saw Mr. Paul Blake with young lady who
tha J Rost an' tain n at eas imcIina IS the
opinion that they have gone off to get mar
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-15
Vicinity Items.

The Streator papers feel sure of the
Santa Fe r. II. repair shops. The com
pany will occupy from six to ten acres of
ground and has already purchased 1926, 600
worth of machinery.
Postmaster Ninlen, of StreatOr, came
near crossing the dark river on Thursday
morning last. He took a dose of crotOn
oil, by mistake, and was soon wrestling
for life AT last accounts he was easier,
but the doctors are afraid of the secondary
effects, which are certain to follow.
The name of the pOstolfice at Bruceville,
in this county, mas beeu changed to Sun
rise.
piled at Marshal Smith, of SueatOr, 10 re-
sign, and each of the newspapers of that
burg proudly says 81 did it" Hugh Hall
succeeds Smith.
Aurora has been struck by new boom.
This time it is the Grant Smelling and Re
filming Co. of Denver. This company, last
week, purchased 100 acres of land near
Mon, gomery, for 1925 per acre. The com
pany will erect suitable buildings at once
and employ 500 hands. This is said 10 be
the largest corporation of this kind In the
world, and is under the control Of Elk. l..
S. Senator Hill.
Joliet has 1853 gas and 200 gasoline
lamps, but is still comparatively in the
dark
The question of water supply has be
come serious one. Last summer was not
ably the dryest for many years, and this
winter has been of similar character
Wells and springs have given out every
where and supply of drink for stock has
been one of grave importance. Farmers in
different places In this region have been
compelled 10 drive their cattle TO the near
est river. At Mendoza the organ factory
has been obliged to shut down for want OF
water; and in the vicinity of Blackstone
there is not enough water for domestic pur-
poses
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-15
TARIFF REFORM No. 3.

The history of the Calumet 4 Hecls
Copper Mining Company is a valuable con
tributiOn to tariff literature.
There are no copper deposits known
where the metal can be obtained with less
cost than in the Lake Superior region.
Our mines could easily hold their own
against the world. But the capitalists who
run these mines are not satisfied with a
reasonable profit Congress was induced
to lay duty of four cents pound on cop
per TO encourage them. The result is that
the stock of these mines which originally
cost ten dollars share has sold as high as
$500, and to-day sells for $3.50. The pro-
duction has so increased that at present
prices America does not consume their
product, and they ship copper TO Europe.
There they come into competition with
Chill and other countries and are obliged
TO sell cheaper. A few months ago they
freighted their copper through our ports TO
England, paid the freight, and sold II In
Liverpool two cents a pound cheaper than
IL could be bought In New York.
by reason of this MONOPOLY our trade
with Chilli has become almost nothing.
We used 10 ship them wheat ana cottons
for which they paid largely in copper ore,
which was smelted in Boston. The sailors
and the smelters who are thus thrown out
of employment certainly have as good a
right To the fostering care Of the govern
ment as the miners have, saying nothing
of the consumers rights
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A PROTECTIONIST'S REPLY.

EDITOR FREE TRADER Under the cap
ton of Tariff Reform, Professor Henry l..
BCltwOod of Evanston, ILL.,, has published
in your valuable paper Nos. l and . of a
series of promised articles upon the tariff,
and thinking you would rather invite than
repel fair criticism, will offer a few
comments thereon.
There is volume of suggestions under.
lying the fact that the Free Traders of the
country are largely composed of its Lite
craft" and College Professors" while our
practical business men from center to shore,
are protectionists. The few exceptions on
either side prove the universally of the
rule. Just in proportion as men are re-
moved from practical everyday business
transactions, they become visionary, theo-
retical, impractical. So true is this, that
of the thousands of young men, graduated
as free traders from our colleges, not one
in ten retains the heresy after a siN-month
practical connection and contact with in
dustrial life A practical business expe-
rience dissipates the crude and visionary
theories of the schoolmen as mist before
the rising sun.
Ii may he true, as stated 10y the Profess
or, that our present protective tariff is the
child of an overshsdowing war necessity.
But what of IL 1t is true also, rs clsimed
by him, that our present revenue is far In
excess OF governmental demand. And
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From Ransom.
poses

JAN. IL, 1SS1.-Messrs Mike and John
.O'Leary, of Shaler, Iowa, are visiting at
their fathers, In BroOkteld. They are do
ing we'll in that state, and do regret having
left Illinois.
Miss Amy Folk is now attending school
at the Streator high school.
Ransom can now boast OF an organized
manufacturing company. The firm con
sists of FL. f. Jones, J. Hagi, 5. Cleal and
&c. NJ. O'Neil. They will make the Jones
PulveriZer."
The literary meeting was well attended
saturday evening, and the programme was
good, especially Miss Vernor's essay, the
defamation by A. f. Rich and Miss Gar
vim, and the Gazette" edited by j. A.
Stevens and Miss Phillips.
James l.. Ryan of Marcus, Iowa, arrived
in town Thursday, and looks as if he was
preparing for a fat mems convention. He
has been telling us how he threshed grain
when the thermometer registered 70
degrees below zero, and took his best girl
out sleighing when II had dropped 70 81
degrees, but when Mondays cold wave
struck US Jim collapsed. and he is new
willing to swear by all the girls between
the Big Sioux and Whisky creek that Hi
nols Is the coolest place he ever struck.
Mrs. Patrick Brearton died at her home
in this townehip Sunday, after an illness
of nearly two months. Having lived here
over quarter of century. she may be re-
membered among the early settlers:
Though not mixing with the outside world
10 any great extent, she was respected by
all who knew her. A loving wife, kind
and sffectiouate mother, is all that need be
said 10 tell what kind of woman she was.
She leaves husband grown up family to
mourn her departure.
Mr.. Patrick Brearton hiss rented his
farm and will soon move on his farm near
Blackstone. SCRTrroE u
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price $l.35 in few weeks" But the Pro.
fessor has happily cited here an example
of the most perfect fruit Of protection.
The duty raised the price of qninine, but
not more than the price of the duty itself.
This induced capital to enter the manufac
ture; meanwhile the protecting hand of
the government shielded the industry until
the intricate methods of its production
were mastered; protected 1t until 1t was
self sustaining; perfectly established;
when domestic competition gave us cheap
er quinine than the world could elsewhere
produce. Protection means ultimate cheap
Dess, purchased at the expense Of tempo
rary initiation of prices. TWAS ever claimed
that 1t would ultimately give the consumer
cheaper goods than could otherwise be oh
tanned.
The "war tariff" has demonstrated the
wisdom of protection In many ways. In
the vast and unexampled bound Of nation
al property the benefits of which capital
and labor have alike partaken; in the
general education and elevation of the
masses; in all that goes to make people
great and a nation glorious, protection has
demonstrated its usefulness Ii has not
driven wealth into the hands of the few,
and misery into the houses OF the multi
tude, as is charged; on the contrary, the la
borer gets more OF the comforts Of life for
his day of toll, to-day, than ever before in
the history of the world, anc after twenty
five years of protection the American la
borer is the best paid, best housed, best
fed, best clothed, best scbooled and best
protected of any laborer on earth 1t has
cheapened consumption of every kind.
Steel rails which few years ago sold
for one hundred and sixty dollars per ton
now sell for less than thirty, and the cost
of their manufacture has been reduced be
low that of iron, and SO with many lines of
goods; at the expense Of temporary in
crease in prices, permanent cheapness, and
Industrial independence has been secured.
But space admonishes must close; and
indeed my pen has more than outrun my
purpose The reception of this will deter
mine whether the subject shall become a
serial, or end with the first lesson"
harden A. JAMES.
Ottawa, Jan. 10, 1887
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Ottawa, Jan. 10, 1887.
Another Graud Excursion TO Californi Ia

Another Graud Excursion TO California.
The Illinois Central Railroad will run an.
other excursion to Los Angeles and San
Francisco, ria New Orleans and the South
ern Pacific Railroad, leaving La Sale at :05
p. NJ, Monday, January 81 1897. Fare for
the round trip same as last excursion. APP
plication for sleeping car berths to New Or
leans, also from New Orleans to Los Ange-
les should be made to the undersigned at
Manchester Iowa, on or before January "a.
Remember no route to California, during the
winter months, compares with the Southern
route. j. +. Merry.
Gen. West. Pass. ACT.
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successful candidate and 70 coutine his
functions 70 the mere announcement Of
the state of the vote, which will he re-
yarded as sufficient to Indicate the result
The secretary of war having transmitted
10 the House the report OF the board OF
engineers on the route proposed for the
proposed Ilennepin canal, the project
came I'D for discussion in the committee
ON rivers aud harbors, but in consequence
of the absence of Congressman Henderson,
who Is at Springfield looking after his
senatorial chance, no action was taken In
the matter The friends of the canal wish
an appropriate IN of 100000 TO be included
! in the river and harbor bill, as we'll as
clause accepting the grant of the Illinois
and Michigan canal Already considerable
opposition has developed In the committee,
several members taking the position that
the letter OF the secretary of war transmit.
ting the engineers ieport as well as the
report itself cannot be regarded as In.
dOrslng the project unless certain changes
are made In the present line OF the route
General Bragg, of Wisconsin, chairman
of the House military committee, has In
prparatiOn bill which, If it becomes a
| law, will work several changes in the
present regulations governing the army.
! He has incorporated into II several fea-
lures Of the Logan bill which failed of
enactment at the last session Of Congress.
Among the provisions of the bill is one
for garrison courts martial to consist
OF single officer, so that petty oifenses
against camp discipline can be punished
without the creation Of general courts
martial; forbidding judge advocates from
! having any access 10 the members OF
court martial that is denied 10 the counsel
| for the defense, thus giving the accused
something ike fair chance before the
court in his conflict with the government;
and making it unlawful to appoint men
over the age Of a 10 be chaplains. This
| is 70 prevent the appointment Of clergymen
who after few years service 20 on the
retired list If appointed at 45 he would
be obliged TO serve 10 years before being
entitled 10 retire on pay.
A bill has been prepared by Comptroller
NeuhOlm and presented To the House
committee on baking and currency, which
appropriates 81 100000 to reimburse the
depositors Of the Freedman's bank. The
reimbursement of the depOsitOrs of the
bank was strongly recommended by the
President la his message 10 Congress.
The report Of the secretary of the treas.
ury shows that the interest bearing public
debt was reduced $l3l 100000 during the
past year.
The House committee, coinage, weights
and measures Is now considering the Sen
ate bill providing that after July trade
dollars shall be redeemed to the amount of
$5O0,OOO monthly, and shall be counted as
part of the monthly purchase of bullion,
as now required by the act Of 1873.